CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Friday Duplicate Bridge Club The Friday Duplicate Bridge Club met Sept. 5 with six tables at play and the following results N / S - Dorothy Edwardson and Ves Childs, first; and Helen Nobles and Clyde Johnston, second.
E / W - Shirley Johanson and Shirley Galloway, first; and Mary Femmer and Pam Wilcox, second.
The Friday Duplicate Bridge Club met Sept. 12 with five tables at play and the following results N / S - Jeannette Johnson and Margaret Rodman, first; and Helen Nobles and Clyde Johnston, second.
E / W - Shirley Johanson and John West, first; and Bernie and Bob Walker, second.
This group meets at 10: 30 a.m. Fridays at Peace Lutheran Church. Call 631-0217 for pairing information. Call 636-7887 for more information. Heartland Doll Club The Heartland Doll Club of Joplin, Mo., will present the Heartland Doll Show and Sale from 9: 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at LaQuinta Inn, 3320 Rangeland Road, Joplin.
The Heartland Doll Club makes dolls for the Children's Miracle Network of Joplin, the Shriner's Hospital of St. Louis and St. Frances Children's Hospital of Tulsa, Okla. This show is their only yearly money maker that allows them to help bring comfort to children.
Admission is $ 3 for adults and $ 1 for children under 12. For additional information, contact Betty Wirick at (417 ) 781-7956. Beta Sigma Phi, Iota Alpha Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Iota Alpha Chapter opened their 2008-2009 season Sept. 10 meeting at the home of Judy Freytag with Sue Williams as co-hostess. After the social hour, president Williams called the meeting to order. New yearbooks were distributed and both the social and service committees gave an overview of activities for the coming year. The chapter has designated a different service project for each month. On Sept 17 they provided the food servers for the Western Round-Up dinner presented jointly by the Bella Vista Library Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Library.
An interesting and informative lesson on Alzheimer's disease was presented by Sharon Reeves. After the meeting, Laureate Alpha Mu treated them to a luncheon.
The Oct. 8 meeting will be hosted by Lila Smith with Mary Frizzell acting as co-hostess. Members are asked to bring Halloween treats for the Boys & Girls Club. American Legion Post 100, Rogers The American Legion Post 100, 711 W. Persimmon, Rogers, will hold its monthly breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. Oct. 4. In addition to the countrystyle breakfast, the Veterans Hospital staff from Fayetteville will be available from 8 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. to administer free flu shots for veterans with VA medical cards. ArkAppella Show Chorus Billye Martin and her mother, Wanda Haines, are one of the mother-daughter duos among the 27, 000 women who are members of Sweet Adelines International. The duo sings with ArkAppella Show Chorus anchoring the baritone section.
For each of the women, music became a part of their lives very early. Haines fondly remembers her mother's monthly "music parties"where the furniture was moved out of the living room and the old-time musicians moved in to play. There were fiddles, banjos, guitars, mandolins, a piano and, of course, a multitude of voices and dancers. She doesn't remember learning to dance as she began as a toddler on her uncles'shoes. Martin recalls being the kid who would sing and recite commercials to entertain the family, quickly recognizing the adoring smiles and attention that brought her. Early on she was a part of family sing-alongs featuring country music such as that of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams.
As time moved on, Martin continued interests in music through school choirs, singing with friends, church worship teams and as a mom who home schooled. She was the one directing the plays, which necessitated being an assistant singer and actor at times. Haines kept music a part of her life for many years directing a children's choir for her church, directing and participating in plays. Marriage put music aside for years.
A second marriage renewed the love of the art. From that new beginning, the couple, Wanda and Larry, eventually formed a gospel group with a band who named themselves the Sunshine Gospel Singers. A move to Oklahoma left them without a group for a while until Heaven's Echos became a much-sought-after group for performances. The group went on to produce tapes and CDs. Haines'husband, Larry, developed lung cancer and could no longer sing. "Larry lost his wind, so we didn't sing anymore. Then I lost him and with that, my joy, and I didn't want to sing anymore," she shared.
Haines moved to Bentonville to be near her family. Martin saw the articles about ArkAppella Show Chorus beginning in July 2007, and the two decided to come see what that was all about. They came, they stayed and have become a dynamic force in the chorus.
ArkAppella Show Chorus is currently inviting interested women to come sing with the chorus and participate in the Christmas Show on Dec. 14. The show will be themed around "A Salute to the USO."
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